Texas Motor Speedway is going green

The 1.5-mile superspeedway in Fort Worth has partnered with Coca-Cola Recycling during the Dickies 500 NASCAR race week and will undertake a massive “Go Green” project.

Track offcials said that TMS and Coca-Cola Recycling have joined forces and will implement a massive recycling effort and they expected an estimated 600,000-plus bottles and cans will be collected during the race week.

Some 250 recycling barrels will be located throughout the TMS concourse, Midway souvenir area, the VIP campground and in each of the speedway’s suites from Thursday through Sunday next week.

Officials said that more than 100 volunteers from “Keep Fort Worth Beautiful” and other local community groups will head into the grandstands following the Dickies 500 to pick up any remaining plastic bottles and aluminum cans left behind by the fans.

The track will also designate an on-site recycling area for Coca-Cola to sort and bag the recyclable products for future use.